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[quote=RhymeTime][quote=Anonymous]Curious about other parents opinions. I have a 14 year old 8th grader in a school with yearly swim units in PE. Due to Covid, these units have been optional until this year. Now, the only way to be excused is with a doctors note. My daughter desperately wants to get out of swim unit. For most unpleasantness with school, I absolutely tell her to either deal with it or accept the school’s consequence. But, I totally understand, and find appropriate that a 14 year old girl would be horrified to be in a bathing suit in front of her peers. For context, shes a healthy weight and has pretty mild acne/bacne, but, she also has really curly hair that is hard to deal with when wet.  I told her I’d ask the doctor for an excuse note, but we wouldn’t lie. So, if the doctor will just write a note excusing her, and the school accepts it with no pushback, I’m fine facilitating  that. Curious if others would handle the same way.[/quote]

I didn’t read all the replies, but surely you are not the only parent doing this. I have two boys who swim year round for a club, and I fully support your decision. Wearing a bathing suit at the age of 14 around peers is not something anyone should be forced to do. [/quote]

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